湖南省长沙市华益中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷

华益—2023-2024-1学年度初三上期中考试卷第二部分阅读（共三节，计40分）第一节（共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。APeopleinancientChinaworkedlonghourseachday.Torelax,theyinventedmanygames.Someofthemhadalonghistory.Chuiwan(捶丸)ChuiwanwasoneoftheballgamesinancientChina,whichwasverypopularintheSongDynasty.“Chui”means“hit”and“wan”mean“ball”.Thissportwassimilartogolf(高尔夫).Onalargefield,theyplayersweredividedintotwogroups.Usuallytherewere2to10peopleineachgroup.Everyonehadthreechancestohittheballintoholeswithastick.Onlywhenthreehitsintotheholewereachieveddidtheplayerwinthepoint.Cuju(蹴鞠)Firstrecorded2,000yearsago,cujuisknownastheearliestformoffootball.Theballwasmadeofleather(皮革)ontheoutsideandfilledwithricebran(米糠)inside.Asafunandrelaxinggame,cujuwasusedinthearmytotrainsoldiers.Itsrulesweresimilartofootball’s.Eachteamusuallyhad12or16players.Nohandswereallowed.Onlyfeetandheadcouldbeused.Theballshouldbehitintotheoppositegoal(球门).Archery(射箭)IntheWesternZhouDynasty,archerywasanimportantpartofeducationforagentleman.Attheageof15,theybeganlearningshooting.ThemostfamouscompetitionwasGrandArchery.Itwasheldbytheemperor.Thecompetitorsbowed(鞠躬)beforeshootinganddranktogetherafter.()21.Whatsportwaschuiwansimilarto? A.Golf. B.Soccer. C.Baseball.()22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothechart? A.Chuiwanwasfirstrecorded2,000yearsago. B.Handswerenotallowedduringthegameofcuju. C.Playersinarcherycompetitionsbowedaftershooting.()23.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanyoureadthetext? A.Travel. B.Culture. C.Business.BWhenclearandrefreshingautumnarrivesandchrysanthemums(菊花)covertheworld,it’stimefortheChineseChongyangFestival.TheChongyangFestivalfallsontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.SoitisalsocalledtheDoubleNinthFestival.Tocelebratetheday,peopleusuallyclimbmountainsandenjoychrysanthemums,sothefestivalisalsoknownastheHeightAscending(登高)FestivalortheChrysantheumFestival.niehasthesimilarpronunciationwith“forever”inChinese.SotheChinesegovernmentsetthedayastheSeniors’Dayin1989.DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod,therewastheChongyangFestival.Butitwasonlycelebratedintheimperialpalace(皇宫).FromtheHanDynasty,itbegantobepopularamongthecommonpeople.DuringtheJinDynasty,therewerecustomsofenjoyingchrysanthemumsanddrinkingwinesontheday.ItwasnotofficiallysetasafestivaluntiltheTangDynasty.IntheMingandQingDynasties,peopleintheimperialpalaceateflowercakesandclimbedthemountaintocelebrate.ClimbingthemountainhasbeenakindofcustomontheChongyangFestivalsincetheWesternHanDynasty.Thechrysanthemumisverypopularastheflowermeanslonglife,soenjoyingchrysanthemumsanddrinkingchrysanthemumteaarealsopopular.Inserting(插)Zhuyuandstickingchrysanthemumsaretraditionstoavoidthebadastheyhavespecialsmellswhichcanrepel(驱逐)insectsandkeepoutthecold.EatingChongyangcakesisanothertraditiononthefestival.Thereisnofixedwayofthecake,buttheonewithninelayers(层)withtwosheeponitisthebest.TwosheepmeanChongyang.Ninelayersshowpeoplecoulddowellineverything.()24.HowdopeopleusuallycelebratetheChongyangFestival?a.Byclimbingmountains. b.Bytakingcareoftheelderly. c.Byenjoyingchrysanthemums. A.a,b B.b,c C.a,c()25.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingParagraph3? A.ToshowothernamesoftheChongyangFestival. B.TotalkaboutthehistoryoftheChongyangFestival. C.TointroducethetraditionsoftheChongyangFestival.()26.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph? A.Drinkingchrysanthemumteamayavoidthebad.B.TwosheepontheChongyangcakemeanhealthandhappiness.C.ThespecialsmellsofZhuyuandchrysanthemumscanrepelinsects.()27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthetext? A. B. C.CSuccessisoftenconsideredtobetheoppositeoffailure.Toteenagers,theyreallyneedtheachievementofagoalorcompletionofsomething,suchasgoodgradesandtheabilitytogetalongwellwiththeirclassmates.Mostparentsmeasured(判定)thesuccessoftheirchildrenaccordingtogrades.Someschoolsusedtoagreewiththeseparents,butnowtheypayspecialattentiontomoral(道德的)educationandcharacter-building(品格培养)tomakesureteenagersachievesuccessinbuildinghumanrelationships.ScTeenagersareoftentoldthatsuccessisnoteasytoachieveandthatsuccessliesinhardwork.Greateffortshavetobeputintoprojectwork.Theyshouldavoiddoingthingsmuchlaterthanplanned.Thiswillleadtoamountainofworkwhichfinallymakesthemnervous.Anothergoodquality(品质)isasenseofresponsibility(责任)whichmakesthemrememberthatataskhastobecompleted.Stickingtomoralvaluesisthekeytosuccesstoo.Honestteenagerswillwinthetrustoffriendsleadingtogoodrelationships.Self-motivation(自我激励)isanotherqualitytobedeveloped,forself-motivatedteenagerswillhavethestrongwillanddrivetoperformataskandfinallygettoenjoyasenseofachievement.()28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph1referto(指代)? A.Mostparents. B.Someschools. C.Theirchildren.()29.Howdoesthewriterdevelophis/herideainParagraph2? A.Byaskingquestions. B.Byexplainingreasons. C.Bygivingexamples.()30.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichsentencemayagreewiththewriter’sidea? A.Projectworkmakesteenagersnervous. B.Goodqualitieswillleadtoahappylife. C.Teenagersareadvisedtocompletetasksintime.()31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext? A.TheMeaningofSuccesstoTeenagers B.TheWaytoCommunicatewithOthers C.TheKeytoDiscoveringHiddenAbility第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。HowtoAskforDirectionsAskingfordirectionsisthefirstthingwedowhenwearriveinanewplace,orevenwhenwearejusttryingtofindastrangeplace.32Herearesometipsforyou.Usegreetingandpoliteexpressions.Startingtheconversationwithagreetingisnecessary.Ifyouwanttogetaniceanswer,you’dbetterbeingbysaying“Hello”first.Andsomewordslike“may”“can”and“could”willhelpyouexpressyourselfbetter.Buildyourvocabulary(词汇).Youshouldknowthebasicwordsthatcanbeusedwhenaskingfordirections.Learnthemostcommonlyusedprepositions(介词)like“between”andadverbs(副词)like“near”.33It’salsousefulforyoutorememberplaceslikeHighPark,andwordslike“bank”,“block”...Thentrytousetherightwordswhenaskingforadirection.34Sometimes,itcanhappenthatyouarestillfarfromtheplaceyoulookforandyouhavetousethepublictransport.Whichkindofpublictransportationshouldyouchoose?Youmightasklikethis,“Isitfar?DoIneedtotakethebusorthesubwaythere?”Youalsoneedtorememberdifferentkindsoftransportationliketheundergroundorthetaxiwhenexplainingyourneed.Trytoknowsomeimportantlandmarks(地标).Don’tbeafraidofusingsymbols.Everycityintheworldhasitsownsymbols.Youcandecrease(减少)searchtimeifyouknowwhatthemostimportantsymbolsareinthecity.Forexample,inLondon,England,youmayfindthattherearemanysymbolshere.35Finditandmarkit!Don’tbetooshytoask.Learntorelaxifyougetlostsomewhere.Everypersonmaydothatnowandthen,especiallywhenvisitinganewcity.36A.Gettoknowthetransportationsystem.B.Butalwaysmakesureyoucanaskothersforhelp.C.Theyareveryusefulwhenyouneedtofindsomewherefast.D.Knowinghowtoaskforthemcanmakeourlifemucheasier.E.Anditisalsoimportanttoknowwhereyourhouseorhotelisonamap.32.33.34.35.36.第三节（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。OnMay30,2023,China’sShenzhou-16spacecraftflewtoitsspacestation.Amongthethreeastronauts,anewfacehasattractedalotofattention.HeisGuiHaichao,aprofessor(教授)atBeihangUniversity.Bornin1986inShidian,YunnanProvince,Guigrewupinacommonfamily.Whenhewasinprimaryschool,hewasknownforaskinglotsofquestions.Therewereonlyafewbooksavailabletohiminthevillageschool,buthespentmuchofhisfreetimeexploring(探索)theunknownworldwithinthebooks.Inhighschool,Guiwasalwaysthefirsttoarriveattheclassroominthemorningtostudyandthelasttoleaveatnight.Hisinterestinaerospace(航空航天)beganattheageof17.Thatyear,Shenzhou-5wassuccessfullysentintospaceandYangLiweibecameChina’sfirstastronautinspace.Guistudiedevenharder.Twoyearslater,heenteredBeihangUniversitytolearnaircraftdesign(飞行器设计)andengineering.Toachievehisdreamofexploringspace,Guispentnineyearstakinghisbachelor’s,master’sandPhDdegrees(学士、硕士和博士学位)atBeihangUniversity.Thenheworkedabroadforthreeyearsasapostdoctoralresearcher.AfterreturningtoChina,hebeganteachinganddoingresearchatBeihangUniversity.Now,GuiHaichao’sdreamofexploringspacehascometrue.HehasbecomethefirstChinesecivilian(平民的)astronautaswellasChina’sfirstpayload(有效载荷)experttoenterspace.37.WherewasGuiHaichaoborn?38.WhendidGuoHaichaobecomeinterestedinaerospace?39.WhydidGuiHaichaospendnineyearstakinghisdegreesatuniversity?40.WhatcanwelearnfromGuiHaichao?第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIwaseight,Imovedtoanewprimaryschool.ThatfirstIfoundmyselfinanewclassroomfullofthirtynewfaces.Asashychild,thiswasreally41.Whentheteacherletmestandupand42myself,Iwastrembling(颤抖).LaterthatdayasIwalkedintotheschoolhall,Ididn’tknowwhichbooktotake,soI43theboyinfrontofme.Butwhenwesatdown,theheadteacherdiscoveredmy44.“Youshouldtakethebluebook,notthegreen!”sheshouted.Myfaceturnedredasall45turnedtome.Thesameteacheraskedmetosinginfrontof300children.I’dhadnoideathatthiswouldhappen.Isanginalowvoice,withaseaofchildrenstaring(盯着看)atme46.Theteachershouted“Louder!Louder!”insuchaquiethall.ButIcouldn’tmakeit.Later,Irealizedthatshewasencouragingmetobe47.Shethoughtcallingoutmymistakesandforcing(迫使)metoperform(表演)inpubliccouldshaketheshynessoutofme.Butitmademequieter.Iwasso48thatIdidn’twanttogotoschool.ButwhenIwasatmiddleschool,thingsbeganto49.Icouldperforminpublic.Iwasstillshy,butIhadmanyfriendsandIlovedperforming.Moreimportantly,Ihavechangedmyideaaboutshyness.It’snota(n)50.Instead,it’spartofmycharacter.()41.A.terrible B.enjoyable C.comfortable()42.A.control B.introduce C.challenge()43.A.found B.warned C.copied()44.A.wish B.talent C.mistake()45.A.arms B.heads C.knees()46.A.inneed B.insilence C.introuble()47.A.brave B.happy C.excited()48.A.tired B.scared C.excited()49.A.pass B.change C.leave()50.A.illness B.kindness C.weakness第二节（共10小题，计10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。AsChinagrowsstrongerandstronger,moreandmoreforeignpeoplehavestartedtolearnChinese.However,mostofthemfinditdifficult51.(learn)Chinese.TheproblemhascaughttheattentionofafamousAIcompany(人工智能公司)inChina.TohelpforeignerslearnChinese,ithasdeveloped52.smartphoneapp(应用程序)callediFLYChinese.WiththehelpofAI-basedvoicetechnologies,theappuserscanlearnChinese53.(wise)andquickly.WhenusersspeakintoChinese.Whentheyread54.(sentence)inChinese,itwillgivethemfeedback(反馈).Itcanalsocorrect(纠正)55.(they)mistakesintheirpronunciationandgrammar.Finally,itwillprovidewordcardsforthemtopracticeandreview.Withthehelpoftheapp,manypeoplehavetheabilitytospeak56.useChinese.Henryisoneofthem.HewasborninAustralia.HestartedtolearnChinesetwoyearsago.He57.(make)greatprogresssincehestartedtousetheapp.Nowhecanhaveconversations58.hisfriends.Theapphasbeenverypopularinforeigncountriessinceitwasdeveloped.Nowit59.(use)byhundredsofthousandsofpeople.Theyarein60.(many)thanonehundredcountries.Howquicklythenumberofitsusershasincreased!第三节（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。AgroupofchildrenareplayingfootballonafielddeepinthemountainsofSichuanProvince.Thisistheinspiring(鼓舞人心的)storyofthegirls’footballteamofWawuPrimarySchool.Theschoolismorethan2,600metersabove(在……上面)thesealevel,61.soitiscalled“theschoolabovetheclouds”.In2019,theschool’sheadmaster,QubiShigu,setupthegirls’footballteam.62.女孩们训练非常努力。Astheirskillsimprove,theybecomemoreconfident(自信的).JiniuWuzuoistheteamleader.Shecanheadtheball500timesinarowafterthreeyearsofpractice.ShekeepsaphotoofLionelMessiinherschoolbaganddreamsofbecomingastarplayerlikehim.Theschoolhasamotto(座右铭):Letthemountainschoolbecomeaplacefordreams.QubiShigusays,“63.我会尽我最大的努力帮助孩子们实现他们的梦想。”QubiShigubeganworkingasateacherbackin2003.Hehadtowalknearly15kilometersoverthemountainstoreachWawuPrimarySchool.64.Theschoolusedtobeshortofwaterandelectricity(电).However,hehasstayedthereeversincethen.In2017,hestartedaboys’footballteamattheschool.Now,everygradehasfootballteamsforboysandgirls.WawuPrimarySchoolhasbecomeaplaceforchildrentohavebigdreamsofbecomingfootballstars.QubiShigubelievesthatfootballnotonlybringsthechildreninthemountainareasjoybutalsoprovidesthemwithmoredevelopingpossibilities.65.Andhehopesthatthesportsspiritcanbewiththemalltheirlives.61.62.63.64.65.第四部分写作（满分10分）66.青少年时期是一个人成长的重要阶段。处于这一时期的你经历了哪些身体和心理上的变化呢？学校英文报Teens栏目正在以“HowI’veChanged!”为题开展征文活动。请你根据下列提示，用英文写一篇短文投稿，分享你在外貌、个性、爱好和能力这四个方面的变化，并具体讲述其中最重要的一个变化，谈谈你